دوانة
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Chadian Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Beja duwaan (“vessel for storing liquids”), from Arabic جُوَن (juwan), the plural form of جَوْنَة (jawna, “receptacle for bottles”). Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دوانة (duwāna).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (N'Djamena): (file)
Noun
[edit]دوانة • (duwāne) f (plural دواين (dawāyin))
References
[edit]- Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 43
- Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 72